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Chelsea Confirmed Lineup vs Luton Town for August 27

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This is the Chelsea confirmed lineup for their Second Round entry to the Carabao Cup. The Blues take on League 1 side Luton Town, who not all that long ago were in the Premier League before suffering relegation. Coming this early into the campaign, this will be an interesting clash for Xabi Alonso to handle as he will have to juggle his first-teamers who are just getting back into the swing of things with rotation without getting too weak and losing.

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Chelsea Confirmed Lineup & Team News vs Luton Town

Chelsea Confirmed Lineup

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Chelsea Team News

According to PremierInjuries, there are a number of absentees that add to the juggling act the manager will be hoping to pull off. Moises Caicedo and Marco Palestra were two standouts of pre-season but both suffered injuries that sidelined them for Fulham and they’ll miss out here as well. Wesley Fofana is also a miss as he’s serving the second match of a suspension carried over from last term.

Lesser known is young striker Emmanuel Emegha who joined this summer from Strasbourg, he didn’t featured at all in pre-season as he suffered an injury before the tour started. Jordan Henderson is another new signing who hasn’t played a minute for the Blues. The former Brentford man was signed on a free despite breaking his arm on England duty, he is mostly brought in to bring his veteran leadership to the young squad.

Chelsea Confirmed Lineup

Stay tuned as this will be discussed when the starting eleven and substitutes bench are officially confirmed.

The Last Word – Ones to Watch

Be sure to check back as this will be updated when the team news is confirmed, we will focus on any young players or returning World Cup stars who could impress for the Blues.

This is the Chelsea confirmed Lineup for their EFL Cup tie with Luton Town for their Second Round tie on August 27. The two sides will meet at Stamford Bridge as Alonso aims to continue his strong start.